Question 3

Jasmine is a

31-year-old female who presents with neck pain. She has a long history of injection drug use and admits to injecting opiates into her neck. Physical examination reveals diffuse tracking and scarring. Today Jasmine has a distinct inability to turn her neck without pain, throat pain, and a temperature of 102.1°F. She appears ill and has foul breath. In order to evaluate for a deep neck space infection, the AGACNP orders:

A. Anteroposterior neck radiography     B. CT scan of the neck     C. White blood cell (WBC) differential     D. Aspiration and culture of fluid

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